乡绅 xiāngshēn country gentleman Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 乡 鄉 xiāng noun countryside (bound form) rural area; villages; the country as opposed to the city绅 紳 shēn noun gentleman (bound form) a member of the gentry or a person of high social standing; also used to refer to local gentry in compounds like 乡绅 xiāngshēn